Tie press



Feb. 6, 1923.. 1,444,218.

G. w. SPAYTH.

TIE PRESS.

FILED .IULY15, 1921.

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revisar GEORGE VI SPAYTH, OF FRT IVAYNE, INDIANA..

TIE PRESS.

Application filed July 16, 1921.

To all whom t may concern Be itlniown that I, GEORGE W7. Sriirrii. a citizen of the United States, residing at F ort Wayne. in the county of Vtillen and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in rllie Presses. of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to devices for pressing neclnies and the like, and its object is to provide a simple and economically constructed device which shall be etlicient for pressing' one or more ties simultaneously and be adapted to press a large variety ol' styles of ties.

The invention consists in a wedge-shaped receiver and a wedge corresponding in shape to the interior of the receiver and adapted to be inserted therein and cooperate therewith.

In the accompanying dra-wings I have illustrated the invention in simple form in which- Fignre l is an edge View of the receiver; Fig. 2 a plan view of the receiver; Fig. 8 a, plan view of the wedge; Fig. a side view of the same; Fig. 5 a side view of the wedge with neclrtie assembled thereon Fig. 6 a plan view of the wedge with neclrtie assem bled thereon; Fig. 7 a side elevational view of the device with necktie inserted and under pressure; Fig. 8 a cross-sectional View on line 8 8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 a perspective view of the device with the wedge partly withdrawn from the receiver and Fig. l() a. side View of an integral stack of the devices.

.Referring to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings the receiver 10 is formed of two plates 11 and 12 sloping toward each other in a longitudinal direction and suitably spaced apart as by pins f1.3 secured at their opposite ends in the plates thereby rigidly supporting` the plates on cach other. Transversely the plates are straight and of uniform width preferably. These plates form the top and bottom of the receiver and also form resistances against which pressure is applied by the wedge let when the wedge is inserted in the receiver. The wedge le is formed with inclined faces 15 and 16 corresponding in slope to the slope of plates 11 and 12 and adapted to firmly grip the plates when inserted in the receiver. A hand grip 17 is formed at the front end of the wedge for convenience in handling the wedge.

Serial No. 485,147.

In use a necltie, illustrated at 18, is laid on one face of the wedge and carried over ontoy the back thereof. If the tie is longer 'than the combined length of the faces l5 and 16 of the wedge, one end of the tie will be doubled upon itself as shown in Fig. 5, the fold being such that the extremity of the vtie will engage the opposed face of 'the wedge. When the tie is t-hus installed on the wedge, the wedge with the tie thereon is inserted in the receiver and forced inwardly with suitable pressure to ensure the squeezing of the tie between the wedge and the plates 11 and 12. The tie is permitted to remain in the press a desirable length of time--say over night, and when the wedge and tie are withdrawn from the receiver the tie will be free from wrinkles and the side edges of the tie will be creased longitudinally just as if it had been pressed with an iron.

The press may be formed as wide as desirable, it being evident that if it is of sufficient width two or more ties may be pressed out simultaneously.

In Fig. 10, I have shown a stack of presses formed integrally, as many being combined in one structure as may be desired. In this case each intermediate plate 19 forms two resisting surfaces for cooperation with two wedges. I-Ience a plurality of ties may be pressed simultaneously in the stack.

It will be noted that since the tie is merely folded over the wedge any style ol' tie may be pressed out by the device. All that is required is that the press shall be formed of sufficient width to accommodate the widest style of tie ordinarily used.

lWhat I claim is:

1. A tie press comprising a receiver formed of two spaced members rigidly connected together one above the other, the opposed faces of the members being inclined toward each other in a. longitudinal direction and being of uniform width transve sely, and a wedge having opposite faces sloping t0 correspond to the slope of the said members and the wedge being adapted to support av necktie folded over the thin edge of the same and to press the same aga-inet the inclined faces of the members when the wedge with; the tie thereon is inserted into the receiver.

2. A tie press comprising a receiver formed of two members fixed in spaced rela-- tion one above lthe other, the opposing faces llO of the members being sloped toward each other in a longitudinal direction and sldable means having surfaces adapted to cooperate with the opposing faces of the members for pressing; between them a tie folded over the said slidable means.

3. A tie press comprising a receiver formed of top and bottom plates rigidly spaced apart and having their opposed faces '1.0 sloV insgl toward each other in a lonitudinal direction and a wedge having two opposite faces sloped to correspond to the slope of the opposed faces of the plates respectively and adapted to engage the latter faces7 the Wedge being` adapted to engage the tie by folding the tie over the thin edge of the wedge into contact- With the opposite sloping faces of the Wedge and the Wedge being adapted when inserted into the receiver with the tie thereon to press the tie against the plates.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto subn scribed my name.

GEO. WV. SPAYTH. 

